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A. TEISSEIRE. COMBINATION VALVE. APPLICATION mun JUNE 20. 1917.

1,315,054. I Pate11tedSept.2,1919.

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a nesia ta esman; Patented Sept. 2; iai-o.

Applicationjiled Jump, 1917; Seria11v'o,175,928.

To all whom it may C mm.- 1 Be it known that I, AnnIAN ..TEISSEIRE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Belmont, in the county of San Mateo and State of California, have invented new and Improvements in Comb1nat1on-Valves, of )Vlllcll the following a specificatlon.

This invention relates to combination valves, the structure being specially designed One of the main objects of the present in vention is to provide a valvestructure embodying operating means in the form of dials combined with means for holding said dials in certain predetermined positions, enabling the operator of the machine to visually set the valves to admit of the flow of fuel to the engine, or toset said valves in thedesired positions by audible means, thus enabling the valves to be set either in the day time or after night-fall without the use of artificial light of any kind.

W'ith the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, herein described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a sectional view taken longitudinally of a fuel feed pipe, showing the relation of the combination valve thereto; and

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates a fuel feed pipe such as is now commonly employed in conjunction with internal combustion engines and which leads from the fuel supply to the engine or the carbureter thereof.

In carrying out the present invention I employ a plurality of valves 00, b, and c. The

body 2 of each valve is preferably of the tapered plug type and embodies a single port 3. The feed pipe 1 is formed withplu-g receiving holes or socketse in which the body 2 of each plug is tightly fitted but adapted to turn. Exteriorly of y the pipe 1, eachvalve body 2 hasa squared or non-cir-x.

cu ar shank 5 upon which is placed adial a, c or each dial being formed with a centhesliankb so as to prevent any relative turnlng movement between said dlal and shank. Each valve body 2 is adapted to be turned by means of the respective dial mounted'on the shank thereof and each dial is graduated or; contains numbers or symbols as indicated at7 to assist the operator in properly setting the dials and the valves controlled thereby.

In conjunction with each dial, I employ holding means which may be described as follows. Encircling the 8 fastened to the pipe 1 in any suitable manner. Extending laterally from each collar 8 is a click spring 9 which is adapted to engage any one ofL-a circular series of notches or recesses 10 in the periphery of the respec tive dial. The notches 10 are preferably V-shap-ed or flaring as shown so that the dial may be turned by overcoming the frictional resistance of the respective click spring 9.

From the foregoing description taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings it will now be observed that by means of the construction described, the valves 2 may be set so that the ports 3 will be in line with the bore of the feed pipe 1 or they may be disarranged so as to be thrown out of alincmeut therewith, thereby arresting the flow of fuel from the supply tank or reservoir to the engine. By means of the dials (Z, c and f, the valvesmay be set to provide for the free fiow of fuel through the pipe 1. In the day time, numerals Or other symbols on the dials may be used in the operation of properly setting the valves a, b and 0. At night time the click springs 9 afford audible means for enabling the operator to set the valves. By removing the dials from the squared shanks 6 of the valve bodies, said dials may y feed pipe 1 adjacent toeach of the dlals (Z, c and 7" is a collar c0 tral opening 6 corresponding in shape with between successive valves, a resilient arm terminally secured to said collar and having its opposite end' vertically disposed and adapted to successively snap into the notches of the adjacent dial, whereby an audible click is provided for to enable the operator to adjust or set the valve in the dark, each of said resilient arms being formed to pro vide a vertically disposed coil at an appropriate point in its length.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

ADRIAN TEISSEIRE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

